Citation:
Samuel-Cahn, R. F., & Ester, . (2001). Lewis Carroll's Obtuse Problem. Discussion Papers. presented at the 1, Teaching Statistics 23 (2001), 72-75. Retrieved from /files/db235.doc
Abstract:
Carroll's apparently impeccable solution to one of his probability problems is shown to answer another problem that is based on reasonable assumptions. His original assumptions, however, are self-contradictory, hence entailing paradoxical results.